vrcanaries Chapter 1029 Meeting
Chapter 1029 Meeting
Zhou Guo pointed at the people in the fields and said, "Aren't they already plowing? From the looks of it, they're planning to plant, right? There's no point in calling me here."
People can plant crops on their land if they want to, or not if they don't want to. It's useless for her to come. At most, she can only provide psychological comfort.
Looking at Lord Yao, Lord Yao nodded.
The water conservancy here is similar to that in her place, with wells and ditches. The grass left in the fields is all saltwort. She pulled out a few and took a look, and found salt at the roots.
After digging a few times, I found that there was still some salt left.
Dig all the way.
Although the people in the fields didn't quite know Zhou Guo, they knew the county magistrate, who was almost living on their fields, but they didn't dare to say anything or ask.
Zhou Guo said: "Look, sir, although there are still some salt layers left, it is much better than before. Some places are thicker and some places are thinner.
Last year, the salt layer on some plots of land in my village was similar to this. When I turned the soil, I scattered some straw in it to prevent the salt layer from seeping back, and then spread a thick layer of fertilizer. As you can see, the result was not a bumper harvest, but it was not bad either, comparable to the harvest of ordinary people. "
Lord Yao was delighted, "You mean, this land can be planted and harvested?"
A harvest like Zhou Guo's last year is considered a bumper harvest for ordinary people.
Zhou Guo shook his head. "No, I said that the prerequisite for a good harvest is to spread straw, apply more fertilizer, and manage carefully. They can spread straw by themselves, but it is difficult to apply more fertilizer. Therefore, if we plant this year, it is impossible to achieve the harvest we had last year."
Lord Yao was a little disappointed, but he still asked, "How much do you think you can get from one acre of land? Can you get back two shi?"
Zhou Guo looked at his eager eyes and softened his heart. "If we use the seeds that were planted in the salty and bitter land last year and put in a little more effort, one stone and five to six bushels of corn will be about right. If they dig more soil from the mountains themselves, I estimate that one stone and seven to eight bushels of corn should be able to catch up."
She didn't say anything final. "Of course, these are just my guesses. They can't be accurate."
She was able to have such a high harvest only because she had enough manpower and, most importantly, enough fertilizer, so she could get as much as she wanted.
Therefore, the harvest was not too bad.
But ordinary people cannot afford so much fertilizer, so it is not an easy thing to get a good harvest.
Lord Yao was delighted. He clenched his fist and knocked it against his palm. "With your words, I know what to do. I feel more confident. Thank you very much."
In fact, before Zhou Guo started selling fertilizer, it was considered a good harvest for ordinary people if they could harvest two shi and five or six dou from their fields every year, and this was only possible in good years. In bad years, it was normal to harvest two shi.
Such land can yield one stone and six or seven dou of rice per mu, which is almost the same as ordinary thin land.
He bowed to Zhou Guo and said, "Sir, I thank you on behalf of everyone."
Zhou Guo quickly reached out his hand to touch him, "Sir, what are you doing? You are embarrassing me, I didn't do anything, this is what I should do."
Besides, she was the one who sold the grain seeds, so she had to pay for it.
Lord Yao laughed, "This is not what you should do, it's what I should do. You have done a great favor to me and the people of Song County. These seeds are so precious, you can spare some for us. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for me and sells them so cheaply."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I have taken over several counties, not just yours."
The reason why it is sold so cheap is that the seeds are not that good. Although they are carefully selected, there is still a difference between them and the crops grown on normal land. She can't sell them at a higher price because if she does, people won't be able to afford them.
The price of new grain varieties is the same as that of ordinary grain varieties, but they are much higher.
After looking at this piece of land, Lord Yao pulled her tightly to the next piece of land.
It took her five days to walk through Song County.
On the sixth day, she waved her hand and said, "My Lord, five days is enough. I have already taught you how to look at the land. You can take people to look at the rest of the land yourself. I have something important to do, so I can't accompany you."
The soldier who delivered the letter has returned, saying that the Major General will hold a banquet in Baoyue Tower tomorrow.
She has to get ready.
Lord Yao said with a smile: "You have worked hard these past few days, young master. You are so busy, but you still find time to follow an old man like me around. There are not many kind-hearted people like you in the world."
He has been an official for so many years, and he has never seen anyone like him who is so successful in both fields and has not forgotten his original aspirations over the years. Throughout history, he can be counted on the handful of hands.
It's really amazing.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Your Excellency is too kind. You are the one who cares about the people. I just want to make some money for the seeds. This purpose is not so pure."
After bidding farewell to Lord Yao, she returned to Song County, packed her clothes, and went to Yunzhou with Dashu and the others.
The personal guards said that there would be a major general and a young master coming. After a long time, she finally found out that the so-called young master was General Xu's youngest son, who was not much older than her and could be considered General Xu's late-born son.
If she wants to ask someone for a favor, she must prepare some gifts.
But according to etiquette, she was young, they had everything they needed, and they were nominally brother and sister, so it would be inappropriate to give her anything expensive, so they just prepared some food.
The most precious thing in the house right now is the crab sauce, which was saved last autumn. There were four jars of it stored in the village in Song County, and she took them all away.
He also brought two jars of wine, which were brought back by the old man from the capital that year, and there was still a lot left.
But as time went by, he rarely drank this wine.
This time I took two jars. I don’t know if he will be angry when he finds out later.
Early the next morning, she changed her clothes and wore a moon-white Taoist robe, a simple jade hairpin on her head, and a scallion-white belt around her waist.
He looks refreshing and gentle, just like a student.
The eyes of both the Greater Heat and the Lesser Heat are wide open.
"Master, you usually wear a lot of red and gold clothes, but today's simple clothes are different and look really good."
"Really?" Zhou Guo looked down at herself, thinking that they were at the border, wearing armor and military uniforms all day long, so it would be better for her not to dress too ostentatiously, after all, she was a commoner.
This dress was made two years ago and I have only worn it a few times. I usually wear it with arrow sleeves. Well, it feels a bit short.
When he stretched out his hand, part of his wrist was exposed.
Dashu said, "Master, this dress is too short. Do you want to change it?"
Zhou Guo shook his head, "It's too late, let's just leave it at that, let's go to Baoyue Tower."
She was the one who invited the people, so it should be her who treated the meal. But if others wanted to treat her, she couldn't just follow them, right?
The meal was scheduled for noon, but it was already past midnight, so she had to go earlier.
Dashu and Xiaoshu followed behind, and three personal soldiers also followed behind.
Zhou Guo looked back and felt that it would be bad to leave anyone behind. Dashu and Xiaoshu could read her expression very well. The three personal soldiers were given to her by the general. She couldn't just leave them at home, right?
Besides, she doesn't know the person yet, so she has to ask him/her if he/she is the person. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if she recognizes the wrong person?
In the end, no one stayed, and she took five people and carried gifts to Baoyue Tower.
When Shopkeeper Yang saw her coming, he hurried over and said, "Sir, someone is already waiting for you at Yuelai Pavilion."